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The French monarch, Louis XIV, was the first to wear lavish ballet costumes. In 1653, as a teenager, he achieved his most memorable feat as a dancer who was garbed in a fancy golden Roman- cut corset...
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Born as a frail child, experiencing one illness to another, yet surprisingly showed enormous strength and drove herself at an incredibly intense pace, doing 9- 10 performances a week for more than 20 ...
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Are you a ballet dancer? Heard about the American Ballet Theatre? If not yet, then this is now the right time for you to learn what the American Ballet Theatre is all about. Why care? Note that th...
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In the early days, when dance was a social court pastime, people just wore their own clothes when dancing rather than those specially designed costumes. The men wore very elaborate, stiff brocaded coa...
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The ballet history is such a long tale to tell. Numerous stories have it that the ballet history can be traced back to renaissance Italy when people started to practice the dance in the courts to ent...
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Even if this dance originated in France, due to the great interest of King Louis XIV, Russia made a remarkable contribution to the development of ballet. A testimony to that are their world- renowned ...
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You watched Romeo and Juliet last night but you did not even notice that it was a "pas de deux" performance. Romeo made an "avant" towards Juliet so she immediately jumped "arriere". All in all, both ...
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The fastest of all the Latin dances would be the Jive. According to some sources the roots of this dance are in New York's Harlem area, others put the origin of the dance with the Negroes of the sout...
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Unlike all the other ballroom dances, the Rumba emphasizes ones body movements more than their footwork. The rhythm of the dance, which is emphasized by any type of percussion, drums, pots, maracas,...
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Staccato steps, and sharp head turns set the Tango apart from the Fox Trot and the Waltz. This dance is extremely sensual and provocative. In general the hold used by the dancers keeps the couple mu...
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The art of ballet dancing is not a new concept. It has been performed throughout the world since the 15th century and is now deemed as one of the most popular forms of dance. Ballet is just pret...
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Beauchamps is credited for standardizing the initial five foot ballet positions which are highly considered as fundamental in the dance. It can also denote the various poses of the body which was firs...
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The history of ballet is separated in diverse famous European periods. Before we jump to those, let us discover first where this dance originated. When Louis XIV was hailed king, his hobby was stro...
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Ballroom dancing conjures up images of beautiful women in flowing gowns and tall dark handsome men in tuxes waltzing their way around the dance floor. Ballroom dance is not just the Waltz. Ballroom...
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If there is one thing in life that is sure it is this. No one is born knowing how to dance. We all have an inner sense of rhythm and quite frankly some have it and some simply do not. It is true that ...
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